# Dharnai Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar)

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Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal 

# Dharnai

Dharnai is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **2,473 people in 438 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 2,473people (2011)
- 438households
- 53.1%literacy
- 804421PIN code

## Dharnai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharnai is 804421.** Dharnai falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804421
- Gram panchayatAnua
- Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code260810

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dharnai from nearby towns?

- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)26 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dharnai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dharnai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharnai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dharnai

Of every 100 households in Dharnai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharnai · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dharnai?

■ Dharnai · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**955

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 37.4% for women. 42% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 347 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

- Majhiawan2,619 people
- Turuk Telpa2,601 people
- Belaura2,538 people
- Sherpur2,511 people
- Chamardih2,472 people
- Pondil2,440 people
- Bansi Surajpur2,281 people
- Zindapur2,218 people

[All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharnai?804421
- How far is Dharnai from Arwal?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dharnai?2,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharnai in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharnai?53.1% (Census 2011)
